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what went wrong in benghazi -- lack of intelligence or lack of security? congress has questions. inside the stronghold of the bashar al-assad, the bbc gains rare access to one legion of syria still trying to ignore the conflict -- one region of syria still trying to ignore the conflict. in las vegas, the housing crisis has left people wishing they had not taken the gamble. >> i was left over extended. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it has now been four weeks since the attack on the libyan consulate in benghazi, which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. today, american rule makers were demanding answers about whether the levels of security were enough. testifying before a congressional committee, state department official said the correct number of agents were in place. during this election season, this issue has become controversial. our north america editor reports. in the american ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three of his colleagues -- >> the american ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three of hi
what went wrong in benghazi -- lack of intelligence or lack of security? congress has questions. inside the stronghold of the bashar al-assad, the bbc gains rare access to one legion of syria still trying to ignore the conflict -- one region of syria still trying to ignore the conflict. in las vegas, the housing crisis has left people wishing they had not taken the gamble. >> i was left over extended. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the...
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we believe the majority is against this. >> all of this instability has a ippling impact of benghazi's ambition to rebuild. this town was abandoned last year by its chinese developers. they and other foreign investors have yet to return. most libyans support their democratic projects and this city has a largely positive feel. a handful of radical militants to still spoil everything. >> of the complications of post-gaddafi of libya. the president of georgia has said the country's entire prison staff will be suspended after a video merged showing inmates being severely abused. prisoners are shown being badly beaten, one is sexually assaulted. relatives of the inmates attempted to storm the facilities where the abuse allegedly happened. an inquiry in the u.s. has uncovered serious management failures in a sting operation that would let gunrunners smuggle weapons to mexico. agents in the operation known as operation fast and furious lost the weapons. the attorney general was cleared of any wrongdoing. there was a record summer melting. satellite images show the icecap melted back of the ti
we believe the majority is against this. >> all of this instability has a ippling impact of benghazi's ambition to rebuild. this town was abandoned last year by its chinese developers. they and other foreign investors have yet to return. most libyans support their democratic projects and this city has a largely positive feel. a handful of radical militants to still spoil everything. >> of the complications of post-gaddafi of libya. the president of georgia has said the country's...
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benghazi paid with wanton destruction for its freedom. the military barrick is a twisted pile of metal and rubble, a stark warning of what could happen in tripoli. the rebels planned to move headquarters to the libyan capital as soon as they can to appear for -- appeal for calm and hope that there defacto president can hold the country together. >> we are truly worried about security in tripoli, we have put in place plans and people, and we hope this will protect the city. >> which brings us back to the clandestine network extending its tentacles across tripoli. >> many people in the army and security forces will help us. some of them now are telling us that right now, they are with gaddafi, but at the moment, they will be with the rebels. that is the clear message we are getting from many people in the army. >> it is not easy from here to check out the sink -- underground network in tripoli, but it fits in with what i have heard from other sources. any uprising in tripoli would depend on the success of the military campaign. but the rebe
benghazi paid with wanton destruction for its freedom. the military barrick is a twisted pile of metal and rubble, a stark warning of what could happen in tripoli. the rebels planned to move headquarters to the libyan capital as soon as they can to appear for -- appeal for calm and hope that there defacto president can hold the country together. >> we are truly worried about security in tripoli, we have put in place plans and people, and we hope this will protect the city. >> which...
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what are you hearing outside of ben fwauzy benghazi you? >> we heard there was still bomb after the cease-fire. >> sreenivasan: do people you talk to trust qaddafi's offer to create a dialogue with the opposition? >> not at all. people on the street don't believe he will keep the cease-fire. one man said we don't trust him. he only respects power. >> sreenivasan: james foal freglobal post reporting from benghazi via skype. >> suarez: now to our newsmaker interview with susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. i talked with her earlier this evening from the state department. ambassador, welcome, has the new resolution come in time to save the libyan opposition? has the qaddafi army already won the battle on the ground? >> well, ray, the resolution passed yesterday by the security council was swift and very strong. and it makes clear that qaddafi must immediately cease-fire and halt any attacks on civilians. president obama this afternoon issued a very clear ultimatum, consistent with that resolution, that there must be an immed
what are you hearing outside of ben fwauzy benghazi you? >> we heard there was still bomb after the cease-fire. >> sreenivasan: do people you talk to trust qaddafi's offer to create a dialogue with the opposition? >> not at all. people on the street don't believe he will keep the cease-fire. one man said we don't trust him. he only respects power. >> sreenivasan: james foal freglobal post reporting from benghazi via skype. >> suarez: now to our newsmaker interview...
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consulate in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead, including ambassador chris stevens. the episode has itself become politically charged with election day less than a month off. republican committee chair darrell issa opened with this salvo. >> today it is 30 days since the september 11th attack, more or less. it is a long time to wait if you're sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today, we begin the process of saying they must be able to trust because you must be able to assure them that you're doing your work differently than just a short time ago. >> reporter: last week, issa and utah congressman jason chaffetz wrote to secretary of state hillary clinton, alleging the department had denied requests for beefed-up security at benghazi. chaffetz expanded on the charge today. >> i believe, personally, with more assets, more resources, just meeting the minimum standards we could of and should of saved the life of ambassador stevens and the other people that were there. any reasonable per
consulate in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead, including ambassador chris stevens. the episode has itself become politically charged with election day less than a month off. republican committee chair darrell issa opened with this salvo. >> today it is 30 days since the september 11th attack, more or less. it is a long time to wait if you're sitting in cairo, in algeria, in beirut, damascus, and you don't trust that the security measures you need have occurred. today, we...
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it is important to note with the net to a large degree by stopping the regime's attacks on benghazi. there are other places where civilians remain threatened by the regime. we are doing our best each and every day and night to protect the civilians. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have been financing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign -- finessing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign to nato. matthew price reports. >> slowly, but surely, it is being transferred to nato. command remains in the hands of the u.s., for now. but perhaps not for long. the uk and france have led this operation along with the west, but the americans are keen to hand over control as soon as possible. today, britain said they are making progress. >> netted has taken control of the new flight -- nato as taking control of the no-fly zone. they're also planning the command of the wide
it is important to note with the net to a large degree by stopping the regime's attacks on benghazi. there are other places where civilians remain threatened by the regime. we are doing our best each and every day and night to protect the civilians. >> you are watching "bbc world news." still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have...
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take out the defenses of libya, to attack the qaddafi forces threatening the east of the country and benghazi and that was made very clear so when that happened, when the russians and chinese said oh we don't realize we voted for this or allowed that resolution to pass, that it t this was going to happen. that is very disingenuous because it was discussed in private among the 15 members so they knew what would happen. but i think they feel a bit -- by the way that happened and are taking a much more restricted view of sir yavment you know, it is now something like 15,000 people that have been killed since russia first vetoed the resolution in october of last year. now i can't promise you, your listeners that would have made a difference and all this bloodshed coul could have been completely avoided had thad resolution gone through but it think it would have given the international community a better chance to stop the blood shed and a discussion about apple after steve jobs with an. >> andrew ross sorkin of "the new york times". >> corporations find themselves with $2 trillion on the balance
take out the defenses of libya, to attack the qaddafi forces threatening the east of the country and benghazi and that was made very clear so when that happened, when the russians and chinese said oh we don't realize we voted for this or allowed that resolution to pass, that it t this was going to happen. that is very disingenuous because it was discussed in private among the 15 members so they knew what would happen. but i think they feel a bit -- by the way that happened and are taking a much...
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confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers will get to choose which books are included. a lawsuit with authors is still ongoing. facebook now has one billion users. the number-one social media site announced today that it reached the milestone in september. it said the median age of users is 22 and the five top markets are brazil, india, indonesia, mexico and the united states. despite the rising customer base, facebook stock has lost 40% of its value since the company went public in may. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: fears that the syrian civil war may escalate into
confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers...
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he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in islamabad, by pushing aside huge shipping containers that cordoned off the area. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. a report on a bungled operation against gun-trafficking in arizona drew praise today from house republicans. they've been investigating "operation fast and furious" for months. at a hearing, the justice department's inspector general michael horowitz listed a string of mistakes by federal law enforcement officials trying to track illegal guns. hundreds of the weapons ended up with mexican drug gangs. >> what we heard from the agents was they had made a consci
he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in...
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know if the two are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team omur he,ey oaburomepage, including a story about an underground hospital built to withstand bombs and chicacalott aks. >> brown: next, we turn to politics. judy woodruff has another in our conversations with newly elected members of the u.s. senate. >> woodruff: democrat tammy baldwin won a hotly contested race in the battleground state of wisconsin, defeating former republican governor tommy thompson with 51% of the vote. the 50-year-old baldwin previously served seven terms in the u.s. house of ttrepresentatives, and before tt was a member of the wisconsin state assembly an attotrey y bade, she replaces democrat herb kohl, wh retired. baldwin is both
know if the two are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team omur he,ey oaburomepage, including...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq war after voting for it, initially. >> we're beyond disarray. we're beyond division. we've got anarchy and very clearly defined tribal sectarian civil war in iraq. that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion, do not have that policy today. >> suarez: on "fox news sunday" last weekend, south carolina senator lindsey graham made clear that republicans have not forgotten or forgiven. >> i can tell you there would be very little republican support for his nomination. at the end of the day, there will be very few votes. >> suarez: meanwhile a group of republican and democratic officials have written to the president, expressing their support for hagel, and they're mounting a campaign with radio ads. >> i've know him since his early days in the senate. we have consulted and talked often about foreign
consulate in benghazi, libya. hagel has run into stiff opposition from senate republicans. he alienated many of them when, as a senator, he criticized the iraq war after voting for it, initially. >> we're beyond disarray. we're beyond division. we've got anarchy and very clearly defined tribal sectarian civil war in iraq. that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion,...
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has been something happening at arm's length, something happening in misrata, something happening in benghazi. what we've seen in recent days are attacks on tripoli to increase the psychological pressure apart from anything else. qaddafi. to make him realize that this is something that he is involved in. i think that's very important in terms of the pressure we can bring on the regime itself. >> warner: that's what the attack on his compound on sunday night and on state tv were about? >> what the primary aim was to deal with the command-and-control mechanisms. under the u.n. resolution we've made it very clear that part of protecting the civilians is to degrade command-and-control mechanisms wherever they are in libya. when people talk about compounds, i think they have an idea that this is some little homely patch he has. these are often dual-use areas that are used for accommodation but also used for command-and-control for the armed forces that are killing and terrorizing the population. >> warner: now the british are also sending in special forces as trainers. are they there yet? and what
has been something happening at arm's length, something happening in misrata, something happening in benghazi. what we've seen in recent days are attacks on tripoli to increase the psychological pressure apart from anything else. qaddafi. to make him realize that this is something that he is involved in. i think that's very important in terms of the pressure we can bring on the regime itself. >> warner: that's what the attack on his compound on sunday night and on state tv were about?...
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think they've made the clear, don't you what t options are and even in libya they were there because of benghazi but ty were moving out and not going to be in the lead. >> rose: then i don't understand how to interpret their actions. for itance... >> this is not about the united states, though. this is reall about syria and it's about ruia supplying arms to the huge military contracts with syria. yes? yes? >> i'm not privy to details but probably yes, probably yes. which is going to be like small change compared with u.s. miliry supplies into the region and hundred and billions of dollars. yes, we do. yes, we do have certain contracts, we do have certain relationships and for us being russian i would say probably that it's less difficult than for some others simply overnight to change ones view about a 30-year-old ally and see him cruelly put in the cage. >> rose: ah! so here's what i hear you saying. that russia unlike the united states and what it did in egypt with mubarak will not do that in syria and yr long relationship with the assad family. >> it's not our style. and not the family. we ha
think they've made the clear, don't you what t options are and even in libya they were there because of benghazi but ty were moving out and not going to be in the lead. >> rose: then i don't understand how to interpret their actions. for itance... >> this is not about the united states, though. this is reall about syria and it's about ruia supplying arms to the huge military contracts with syria. yes? yes? >> i'm not privy to details but probably yes, probably yes. which is...